A feature of the day was the healthy array of prizes on offer in the raffle. Arie and his team had put together numerous baskets of food goodies filling a whole table, meaning there would be many winners and ensuring nearly everyone stayed for the prize-giving at the end of play.
Recreation was won by Nicholas Cavenagh, from Balmain Club. At this stage we are still not sure whether he was a novice. Intermediate went to local player Krystyna Batten, the only player on the day to win all games. Robyne Williams was second recording a rating gain of 111 and putting her in contention for the tournament medal. In Advanced, retiree Sam Greenberg took out the honours in a close contest.
The Masters section was not decided until the last move, in which I played out with MODIFIED for 80 plus catching John Barker with 16 on his rack and catapulting me ahead of Chris May on spread.
A great day was had by all - thank you Arie and Ann. Anyone who deliberately stayed away must have had rocks in their head!
Results after game 7 AUGUST 26, 2006 -- MASTERS Rank Player Wins Mar --------------------------------- 1 Bob Jackman 6 607 2 Chris May 6 569 3 John Barker 5 16 4 Jan Serisier 5 -9 5 Hanne Marks 4 274 6 Jean McGiffen 4 229 7 Betty Foreman 4 6 8 Rex Shakespeare 4 -146 9 Pat Schuberg 4 -184 10 Peter Shaw 3 184 11 Richard Birch 3 14 12 Mark Smith 3 -63 13 Audrey Newman 3 -165 14 Jean Noonan 3 -261 15 Greg Pinchbeck 2 -73 16 Ian Close 2 -224 17 Cheryl Michler 1 -277 18 Hari Nanayakkara 1 -497 HIGH GAME: Jean McGiffen 568 HIGH WORD: Ian Close 104 "SQUISH" Results after game 7 AUGUST 26, 2006 -- ADVANCED Rank Player Wins Mar --------------------------------- 1 Sam Greenberg 6 391 2 Donna MacDonald 6 153 3 Fay Wassell 5 265 4 Bev Purkis 5 -66 5 Raya Wilkinson 4 376 6 Gordon Meggs 4 238 7 Ann Fiddler 4 146 8 Sharon Sorensen 3 73 9 Margaret Clifford 3 23 10 Margaret Andrews 3 -22 11 Sunny Wright 3 -120 12 Rocky Sharma 3 -134 13 Jenny Templeton 3 -179 14 Yvonne Edwards 3 -198 15 Sandra Elliott 3 -390 16 Colleen Walker 2 48 17 Jan Tomlin 2 -199 18 Liz Jackman 1 -405 HIGH GAME: Bev Purkis 504 HIGH WORD: Sam Greenberg 185 "SKIDDERS" Results after game 7 AUGUST 26, 2006 -- INTERMEDIATE Rank Player Wins Mar --------------------------------- 1 Krystyna Batten 7 555 2 Robyne Williams 5 179 3 Pearl Gillott 4 234 4 Edith Lowbeer@20 4 63 5 Claire Dove 4 49 6 Daphne Bezuidenhout 4 11 7 La'Reine Lang 4 -77 8 Wendy Norton 4 -93 9 Lauraine Overton 4 -95 10 Shirley Crocker 3 48 11 Margaret Coulter 3 -45 12 Frances De Lange 3 -212 13 Maree Heynen 2 12 14 Mary-michal Oxby 2 -244 15 Sandra Da Silva 2 -269 16 Michael Rutkowski 1 -116 HIGH GAME: Krystyna Batten 500 HIGH WORD: Margaret Coulter 107 "SQUARES" Results after game 7 AUGUST 26, 2006 -- RECREATION Rank Player Wins Mar --------------------------------- 1 Nicholas Cavenagh 6 380 2 Ngaire Ellen 5 511 3 Marlaine Chamlian 5 139 4 Anne Mortel 5 82 5 Pam Mewett 4 91 6 Michael McKenna 4 -224 7 Arie Holla 3 290 8 Bev Pye 3 72 9 Joy Morris 3 -1 10 Pam Tuckwell 3 -13 11 Froma Rakuraku 3 -104 12 Ruth Chilvers 2 -163 13 Diana Field 2 -409 14 William Zaguirre 1 -651 HIGH GAME: Arie Holla 488 HIGH WORD: Nicholas Cavenagh 122 "REDIRECT" Unofficial Stats for Tournament : AUGUST 26, 2006 +--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------- -----+ | state Name | National | State | Wins | Rating Points | | | Old New | Old New | Exp Act | Old Change New| +--------------------------+-----------+---------+-----------+---------- -----+ +Section: *MASTERS + + + + +--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------- -----+ | NSW Bob Jackman | 6 6 | 3 3 | 5.7 6.0 | 1783 +7 1790 | | NSW Chris May | 4 4 | 1 1 | 5.9 6.0 | 1810 +3 1813 | | NSW John Barker | 76 53 | 20 15 | 3.1 5.0 | 1496 +38 1534 | | NSW Jan Serisier | 117 87 | 28 22 | 3.3 5.0 | 1443 +35 1478 | | NSW Jean McGiffen | 120 108 | 30 25 | 3.5 4.0 | 1440 +10 1450 | | NSW Hanne Marks | 135 120 | 36 30 | 2.9 4.0 | 1419 +23 1442 | | NSW Rex Shakespeare | 70 78 | 19 20 | 4.5 4.0 | 1505 -10 1495 | | NSW Betty Foreman | 205 181 | 50 45 | 2.7 4.0 | 1336 +26 1362 | | NSW Pat Schuberg | 122 109 | 31 26 | 3.4 4.0 | 1438 +12 1450 | | NSW Peter Shaw | 64 72 | 17 19 | 3.8 3.0 | 1518 -17 1501 | | NSW Audrey Newman | 114 133 | 26 35 | 4.1 3.0 | 1444 -22 1422 | | NSW Richard Birch | 219 214 | 53 53 | 2.5 3.0 | 1321 +10 1331 | | NSW Mark Smith | 165 165 | 41 40 | 3.1 3.0 | 1381 -1 1380 | | NSW Jean Noonan | 204 191 | 49 46 | 2.3 3.0 | 1338 +15 1353 | | NSW Ian Close | 176 196 | 45 48 | 3.0 2.0 | 1368 -20 1348 | | NSW Greg Pinchbeck | 96 121 | 22 31 | 3.5 2.0 | 1471 -30 1441 | | NSW Cheryl Michler | 143 175 | 39 44 | 3.3 1.0 | 1413 -46 1367 | | NSW Hari Nanayakkara | 231 260 | 55 62 | 2.5 1.0 | 1302 -30 1272 | +-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------- -----+ +Section: *ADVANCED + + + + +--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------- -----+ | NSW Sam Greenberg | 260 225 | 62 55 | 4.3 6.0 | 1273 +35 1308 | | NSW Donna MacDonald | 302 272 | 70 64 | 3.8 6.0 | 1198 +50 1248 | | NSW Fay Wassell | 326 306 | 79 71 | 3.6 5.0 | 1165 +28 1193 | | NSW Bev Purkis | 327 307 | 80 72 | 3.5 5.0 | 1163 +29 1192 | | NSW Raya Wilkinson | 240 257 | 58 61 | 4.8 4.0 | 1293 -16 1277 | | NSW Ann Fiddler | 373 356 | 92 87 | 3.1 4.0 | 1110 +19 1129 | | NSW Gordon Meggs | 290 294 | 68 69 | 4.1 4.0 | 1214 -2 1212 | | NSW Rocky Sharma | 323 329 | 78 80 | 3.6 3.0 | 1169 -12 1157 | | NSW Margaret Andrews | 342 350 | 84 86 | 3.3 3.0 | 1138 -6 1132 | | NSW Margaret Clifford | 445 435 | 116 109 | 2.4 3.0 | 1030 +12 1042 | | NSW Sharon Sorensen | 303 318 | 71 77 | 4.1 3.0 | 1198 -23 1175 | | NSW Sunny Wright | 356 362 | 87 88 | 3.4 3.0 | 1128 -8 1120 | | NSW Jenny Templeton | 279 290 | 64 68 | 4.1 3.0 | 1236 -22 1214 | | NSW Yvonne Edwards | 431 417 | 107 103 | 2.0 3.0 | 1045 +19 1064 | | NSW Sandra Elliott | 379 381 | 95 96 | 3.1 3.0 | 1107 -2 1105 | | NSW Colleen Walker | 317 349 | 76 85 | 4.1 2.0 | 1175 -42 1133 | | NSW Jan Tomlin | 439 447 | 112 117 | 2.5 2.0 | 1038 -10 1028 | | NSW Liz Jackman | 417 449 | 103 119 | 2.9 1.0 | 1064 -39 1025 | +-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------- -----+ +Section: *INTERMEDIATE + + + + +--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------- -----+ | NSW Krystyna Batten | 466 423 | 123 105 | 5.0 7.0 | 1007 +45 1052 | | NSW Robyne Williams | 778 623 | 193 154 | 2.3 5.0 | 755 +111 866 | | NSW Daphne Bezuidenhout | 450 468 | 120 122 | 5.0 4.0 | 1022 -18 1004 | | NSW Pearl Gillott | 752 714 | 187 175 | 2.8 4.0 | 778 +24 802 | | NSW La'reine Lang | 644 645 | 157 158 | 4.0 4.0 | 849 +1 850 | | NSW Lauraine Overton | 657 647 | 160 160 | 3.5 4.0 | 839 +10 849 | | NSW Wendy Norton | 448 473 | 118 123 | 5.2 4.0 | 1027 -24 1003 | | NSW Edith Lowbeer | 651 631 | 159 156 | 3.3 4.0 | 842 +16 858 | | NSW Claire Dove | 658 653 | 161 162 | 3.8 4.0 | 838 +5 843 | | NSW Shirley Crocker | 829 807 | 206 203 | 2.0 3.0 | 718 +20 738 | | NSW Margaret Coulter | 550 575 | 137 140 | 4.0 3.0 | 927 -19 908 | | NSW Frances De Lange | 805 783 | 200 194 | 2.5 3.0 | 737 +11 748 | | NSW Maree Heynen | 747 764 | 184 191 | 2.9 2.0 | 782 -17 765 | | NSW Mary-Michal Oxby | 764 782 | 191 193 | 2.9 2.0 | 766 -17 749 | | NSW Sandra Da Silva | 817 820 | 202 205 | 2.1 2.0 | 728 -2 726 | | NSW Michael Rutkowski | 573 660 | 140 163 | 4.7 1.0 | 910 -71 839 | +-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+ +Section: *RECREATION + + + + +--------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------------+ | NSW Nick Cavenagh | 0 608 | 0 148 | 5.1 6.0 | 852 +29 881 | | NSW Ngaire Ellen | 733 726 | 175 175 | 4.9 5.0 | 796 +5 801 | | NSW Marlaine Chamlian | 1128 955 | 283 238 | 1.7 5.0 | 509 +140 649 | | NSW Anne Mortel | 852 817 | 210 201 | 4.0 5.0 | 715 +23 738 | | NSW Pam Mewett | 903 911 | 226 229 | 4.2 4.0 | 679 -3 676 | |*NSW Michael McKenna | 0 974 | 0 246 | 4.0 4.0 | 635 635 | | NSW Arie Holla | 769 816 | 189 200 | 4.9 3.0 | 773 -35 738 | | NSW Bev Pye | 1059 1054 | 267 269 | 2.6 3.0 | 562 +8 570 | | NSW Joy Morris | 983 998 | 247 255 | 3.6 3.0 | 625 -9 616 | |*NSW Froma Rakuraku | 0 1098 | 0 278 | 3.0 3.0 | 539 539 | | NSW Pam Tuckwell | 1061 1066 | 268 271 | 3.2 3.0 | 560 -2 558 | | NSW Ruth Chilvers | 1165 1231 | 295 318 | 2.4 2.0 | 500 -12 488 | | NSW Diana Field | 1132 1232 | 285 319 | 2.8 2.0 | 500 -15 485 | |*NSW William Zaguirre | 0 1233 | 0 320 | 2.6 1.0 | 500 -98 402 | +-------------------------------------+---------+-----------+----------------+